passport

Consider this…you are traveling to India and you lose or ruin your passport, credit cards or other travel essentials like medical prescription, emergency contact numbers, travel tickets, etc. Trust me my traveler friends that if you are not prepared for this scenario then it can be your nightmare.

Sure you must be vigilant in protecting your documents in the first place but a simple step of making photocopies of the documents ahead of time and having accesss to them if needed will be of immense help to you.

For this, you can either carry these copies with you or place the copies with your trusted people or keep an online-backup of them.

Security is cetainly an issue with the option of backing-up these documents online like emailing the images of these documents to yourself and, so, do some research to find out who offers a more secured solution.

One thing you can do about online backup of these documents is to make a password protect zip file of the images and then email them to your account.

U.S. citizens whose passports have either been stolen or lost while in India should:

File a police report with the Indian authorities as soon as possible. If you think you know where your passport was lost or stolen (in a hotel, airport, railway station, etc.) you should report the loss to the authorities at that location.

Make an appointment online. Note: If you are traveling in the next week, no appointment is necessary. Please bring the required documents and fees to the Embassy on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and friday. The Embassy is closed on U.S. and Indian holidays.

Complete passport application online and Form DS-64: Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport.

Print application and prepare required documents before the interview (whether you have an appointment or not)

One recent 2"x2" (5 cm x 5 cm) color photograph taken against a white background. No other format will be accepted. More information

Completed passport application form. Please do not use two-sided printing.

Do not sign the forms; you will do so in the presence of a consular officer.

Completed Form DS-64 Statement Regarding Lost or Stolen Passport

Fees

Complete fee information is available down below. If applying in person, you may pay with cash dollars, cash rupees (at the current exchange rate), demand draft or by credit card. Personal checks are not accepted. ACS fees are nonrefundable.